Lintel Arch From a Vishnu Temple

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Title	Lintel Arch From a Vishnu Temple
Artist	Artist Unknown (India)
Date	12th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G211

Medium:

Architecture, Architecture-Fragment | Grey limestone

Size:

14 x 35 1/2 x 5 in. (35.56 x 90.17 x 12.7 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, India, India, Rajasthan, Rajasthan

Culture:

Asia, India, India, Rajasthan

Style:

12th century

Physical Description:

India, Rajasthan, lintel arch from a Vishnu temple, c. 12th century, greystone, with three four-armed male deities seated in columnar niches flanked by female attendants, the outer two each holding Vishnavite attributes, a warrior issuing from the mouth of a makara at either side, tiered canopies above; the central figure flanked by four figures of Vishnu on Garuda, H.14 x W.35-1/2 x D.5 in., mounted on metal stand.

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Cleveland

Accession Number:

96.54.2

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Lintel Arch From a Vishnu Temple

Artist Unknown (India)

12th century